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Holden man charged with raping teenager

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Updated:
01/08/2013 06:32:25 AM EST

LEOMINSTER -- A 24-year-old Holden man was arraigned Monday in Leominster District Court on charges that he had sex with an underage teenage girl several times after providing her and a friend with alcohol, marijuana and cigarettes over the summer.

Jeremy Fox of 28 Mark Circle was arrested by Holden police Sgt. Christopher Carey on Friday. He is charged with four counts of statutory rape of a child and two counts of selling or delivering liquor to a person under the age of 21.

Carey's report did not say how he first learned of the alleged crime, but indicated that on Friday, he went to Wachusett Regional High School and asked two female students about their interactions with Fox over the summer. He also spoke with a teacher, a vice principal and parents.

The first girl told Carey that she and a female friend went to Fox's room in his grandmother's basement, and he would provide alcohol and marijuana for them in exchange for their yoga pants. The girl, who was 15 at the time, denied having sexual contact with Fox, but in a later interview she said she had intercourse with him at least once and performed sexual acts with him several other times.

The other girl told Carey that she did not have any physical contact with him but did go to his house. Carey's report said he did not believe her version of the events, but the statutory-rape charges against Fox pertained to the first girl.

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After being read his Miranda rights, Fox said he had sex with both girls on three or four occasions and videotaped one of the encounters, but later deleted the video, according to Carey's report. Fox's computer was seized as evidence.

Fox's bail was set at $500. He is not allowed to have any contact with either girl or anyone under the age of 16. His next scheduled court appearance is Feb. 1.

Leominster man charged in theft

LEOMINSTER -- A Leominster man was arrested Sunday on charges that he stole a bottle of cologne from Sears in the Mall at Whitney Field.

Court documents indicate a loss-prevention officer observed Frankely Genao-Polanco, 24, of 48 Cottage St., walk up to the fragrance counter and pick up a bottle of Curve cologne. He then tried to distract observers by switching his keys from his one pocket to another while he pocketed the bottle.

After leaving the store, he was stopped by loss prevention and held until Leominster police officers arrived to arrest him.

Genao-Polanco was arraigned in Leominster District Court on Monday on a charge of shoplifting by asportation. He was given a $100 fine and released. He has until Feb. 12 to make his payment.

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